Matthew Ebden had not expected to last long against Novak Djokovic in the first round of the Olympics on Saturday and he was not wrong – but it left the Serbian wondering why the Australian doubles specialist was competing in the singles.

LILLE, France — Frenchman Victor Wembanyama’s brilliant performance led the hosts to a 78-66 win over Brazil, while Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Greece lost 86-79 to Canada on the opening day of the men’s Olympic basketball tournament on Saturday.

Isaiah Chinen knew from an early age that he wanted to be a rugby player. But the Kailua-Kona native would’ve never guessed that the game would take him to the global stage.

PARIS — France’s capital city is set to rock to a sporting beat on Saturday as the Olympic Games get under way in earnest on the back of an opening ceremony as dazzling as it was rainswept.

The wait is over for the Miami Dolphins and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.

The state could accept a proposal for the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District in Halawa as soon as mid-September, but demolition of the original Aloha Stadium won’t start until a contract is finalized nine months later.

Hawaii’s top U12 Boys and Girls soccer players got a chance to represent the Aloha State at an international level with the M.I.S.O. Elite Team on their recent trip to Japan from July 10 to July 23.

HILO — Hawai’i Hilo Women’s Volleyball sixth-year head coach Chris Leonard has announced the addition of four newcomers to an experienced squad for the upcoming fall 2024 season.

PARIS — A doping row involving Chinese athletes may prove a tinderbox at the Olympic swimming meet where the United States face the biggest challenge to their reign in decades from Saturday.

INDIANAPOLIS — It would take an army of psychologists to unpack the relationship between Michigan and Ohio State and the way those two rivals have taken up permanent residence in each other’s minds.

ATLANTA, Ga. – The Hawai’i Hilo women’s basketball Vulcans once again received recognition for academic excellence by earning a Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Academic Special Mention for the 2023-24 school year.

HILO — Entering the ninth season as Hawai’i Hilo women’s soccer coach, Gene Okamura welcomes his largest incoming class with 16 newcomers set to join the Vulcans in just under a month’s time.

On Sunday morning, University of Hawaii football coach Timmy Chang brought coffee, doughnuts and an open mind to the program’s conference room.

The NBA announced new 11-year TV deals with incumbent ESPN and newcomers NBC and Amazon Prime Video, rejecting TNT Sports’ right to match, which is expected to lead to a legal battle between the network and the league, according to sources briefed on the deal.

LeBron James is set to compete in his fourth Olympics.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — There’s another 49er who’s dissatisfied with his contract situation.

INDIANAPOLIS — Under the lights in the cavernous interior of Lucas Oil Stadium, Tony Petitti takes the stage.

Catcher Konnor Palmeira is rounding the bases and heading home.